Official Military Thread

[speX94]

i found the depth perception test extremely difficult. I dont think thats a good way to measure depth perception because i easily passed it at my recruiters station.

where i'm at, like 50% of the specops guys failed it.

It's a hard test and the Mentor here in Sactown Cali said it didnt really matter. you could get a waiver for it and the NSW community would understand due to the high volume of failures. That's just rumor though, i wouldnt take my word on it.
Also, for those who are looking to do Spec War, Spec Ops or whatever your branch.military calls it... i'd probably suggest not talking to the recruiter about that stuff because the Spec War chain of command works faster than the Recruiting chain of command.

[HardBro]

Aviation Electricians Mate. Seems pretty interesting so far. Got like anywhere from 4 to 6 months of school left though.

job? will rep on recharge sailor

[speX94]

Aviation Electricians Mate. Seems pretty interesting so far. Got like anywhere from 4 to 6 months of school left though.

how many french fries did you get on your sleeve after basic?

[HardBro]

just 2

[speX94]

just 2

better than none :3

[HardBro]

true mann. very true

[HoneyBadger300]

Branch: USMC
Job: Reconnaissance
Reason: Wanted to fight the good fight and get some life experience. Getting college paid for is a plus

Goals:
Deploy: completed, Afghanistan
GTFO: completed, couple weeks ago

Will answer USMC related questions, and give you the true low down on Recon. Recruiters don't know chit.

[speX94]

Branch: USMC
Job: Reconnaissance
Reason: Wanted to fight the good fight and get some life experience. Getting college paid for is a plus

Goals:
Deploy: completed, Afghanistan
GTFO: completed, couple weeks ago

Will answer USMC related questions, and give you the true low down on Recon. Recruiters don't know chit.

my buddy has a recon contract. Just finished Boot camp. What tips can i give him? On not washing out.

[HoneyBadger300]

my buddy has a recon contract. Just finished Boot camp. What tips can i give him? On not washing out.

Just don't effin quit, ever. 2 days into my 10 day patrol phase, I fractured my 3rd metatarsal... broke my foot, and still had to carry a 100+ lbs ruck, with probably 20-30 lbs of combat equipment on an LBV. I could have quit and rolled to another class, but I said screw that and just did the dam thing. I only weighed about 140 pounds at this point. If my weak scrawny ass can do it, anyone with the mental strength can do it. It's going to be hard, much much harder than boot camp and infantry training, but if you just put your head down, grit your teeth and push through whatever they tell you to do, you'll make it. It's too late to train for it, but he needs to learn to swim, he'll start learning his 1st day in MART (Marines Awaiting Reconnaissance Training), a platoon he'll train in while he waits to get a seat in a Recon class. He's going to have to learn the technique to ruckrun, basically just shuffle your feet faster than a walk, walk the uphills, run the downhills. He'll have to learn how to "fin" for amphibious phase. He'll have a certain amount of time (forget if it's 60 or 90 minutes) to fin 2000 yards, which is 1 nautical mile, while pushing a 40 pound ruck that hopefully waterproofed and floating. Pay attention during comm classes in the first phase of training, comm is one of the harder portions of the training. No one ever wants to learn or use the radios, lol. It was my bread and butter, which is why I carried the radio for my team.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, hit me up if he needs to know more or has any specific questions.

[speX94]

Just don't effin quit, ever. 2 days into my 10 day patrol phase, I fractured my 3rd metatarsal... broke my foot, and still had to carry a 100+ lbs ruck, with probably 20-30 lbs of combat equipment on an LBV. I could have quit and rolled to another class, but I said screw that and just did the dam thing. I only weighed about 140 pounds at this point. If my weak scrawny ass can do it, anyone with the mental strength can do it. It's going to be hard, much much harder than boot camp and infantry training, but if you just put your head down, grit your teeth and push through whatever they tell you to do, you'll make it. It's too late to train for it, but he needs to learn to swim, he'll start learning his 1st day in MART (Marines Awaiting Reconnaissance Training), a platoon he'll train in while he waits to get a seat in a Recon class. He's going to have to learn the technique to ruckrun, basically just shuffle your feet faster than a walk, walk the uphills, run the downhills. He'll have to learn how to "fin" for amphibious phase. He'll have a certain amount of time (forget if it's 60 or 90 minutes) to fin 2000 yards, which is 1 nautical mile, while pushing a 40 pound ruck that hopefully waterproofed and floating. Pay attention during comm classes in the first phase of training, comm is one of the harder portions of the training. No one ever wants to learn or use the radios, lol. It was my bread and butter, which is why I carried the radio for my team.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, hit me up if he needs to know more or has any specific questions.

thanks. I had to teach him how to to swim the CSS before he left for boot about 6 months ago. he did 500 in 13 mins which is slow, but hopefully hes improved. 13 mins was the first time he did a full 500.

:3 appreciate the tips. i will forward him the info.

[Visagex]

Branch Navy

Boot camp in 8 days, joined during my HS senior year about 7 months ago

Seabee BU

A school in Gulfport Mississippi

[HoneyBadger300]

thanks. I had to teach him how to to swim the CSS before he left for boot about 6 months ago. he did 500 in 13 mins which is slow, but hopefully hes improved. 13 mins was the first time he did a full 500.

:3 appreciate the tips. i will forward him the info.

CSS is a great stroke. I learned how to do it before I joined. He won't be allowed to use it on his timed 500's, but I believe he can use it during his 2k fins. He can only do Breast or plain sidestroke, or at least that's how it was when I was there in '09. He's going to have to swim in cammies too. Oh!! very important, 25 meter underwater crossover. Lot's of people quit because they can't do one and they're afraid to blackout... They're not going to let you die, so just do what you gotta do!

[speX94]

CSS is a great stroke. I learned how to do it before I joined. He won't be allowed to use it on his timed 500's, but I believe he can use it during his 2k fins. He can only do Breast or plain sidestroke, or at least that's how it was when I was there in '09. He's going to have to swim in cammies too. Oh!! very important, 25 meter underwater crossover. Lot's of people quit because they can't do one and they're afraid to blackout... They're not going to let you die, so just do what you gotta do!

25? thats it? that's so easy!

BUD/S does 50 lol. I need to up my cardio so i can do that.

[HoneyBadger300]

25? thats it? that's so easy!

BUD/S does 50 lol. I need to up my cardio so i can do that.

Yes 25 is easy, some people just have a mental block about being under water more than like 2 seconds. You can't be in an "amphibious" job without having a high level of comfort in the water.
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[speX94]

Yes 25 is easy, some people just have a mental block about being under water more than like 2 seconds. You can't be in an "amphibious" job without having a high level of comfort in the water.
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makes so much sense :3

will rape on recharge